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The Music Man Program The Aerospace Players Present Meredith Willson’s Book, Music, and Lyrics by Meredith Willson Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey James Armstrong Theatre Torrance, California July 17-25, 2015 Previous Shows by The Aerospace Players 2014: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 2013: The King and I 2012: Bye, Bye, Birdie 2012: Camelot 2011: Once Upon a Mattress 2010: The Producers 2009: Brigadoon 2009: Cabaret 2008: My Fair Lady 2007: South Pacific 2006: Big River 2005: Kiss Me Kate 2005: 1776 2004: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2003: Guys and Dolls 2002: Oklahoma! 2001: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 2000: Oliver! 2000: City of Angels 1999: The Music Man 1998: Damn Yankees 1998: Little Shop of Horrors 1997: Hello Dolly! 1997: Once Upon a Mattress 1996: Fiddler on the Roof 1995: Sugar 1994: Guys and Dolls 1993: Bye, Bye, Birdie 1992: Oklahoma! 1991: Finian’s Rainbow 1990: Damn Yankees 1990: Playing Our Song 1989: The Pajama Game 1988: Grease The Aerospace Players present Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Book, Music, and Lyrics by Meredith Willson Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey James Armstrong Theatre Torrance, California July 17-25, 2015 Concessions Snacks and beverages are available in the lobby at intermission. 50/50 Drawing The winner receives 50% of the money collected at each performance. The winning number will be posted in the lobby at the end of each performance. Actor/Orchestra-Grams: $1 each “Wish them Luck for Only a Buck” All proceeds support The Aerospace Players production costs – Enjoy the Show! Director’s Note Welcome to The Aerospace Players’ production of The Music Man. We are delighted to present the culmination of three months’ hard work by a group of over 100 people. We would like to thank the City of Torrance and the staff of the James Armstrong theatre for their support. Robert Meredith Willson was born in Mason City, Iowa on 18 May 1902, which is the original setting for The Music Man. In 1950, with no income and little encouragement, Meredith worked on his play for five long years. The original musical was much too long at three hours and needed to be cut; Meredith had written 40 songs, but 22 were dropped. He and his wife continuously auditioned with producers throughout the years, promoting the musical. Finally, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man opened on Broadway on 19 December 1957 and went on for a 1375 performance run. The cast album won the very first Grammy Award ever presented. The Music Man won eight Tony Awards with Willson winning for Best Musical Author and Best Composer and Lyricist. The movie version won the Academy Award for Best Musical Score. Beatle fans may remember Paul McCartney singing the love ballad “Till There Was You” from The Music Man on their 1964 album Meet the Beatles. Willson also wrote the University of Iowa Fight Song. Willson was educated at Damrosch Institute of Musical Art (now known as The Juilliard School). He was the solo flautist with John Phillip Sousa’s band from 1921 to 1923 and he played flute in the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Arturo Toscanini from 1924 to 1929. Willson scored Chaplin’s The Great Dictator and Hellman’s The Little Foxes. I would like to thank the entire cast, crew, and production team for all their hard work and dedication. They are a wonderful group of people who have made many sacrifices to help the production. So now sit back and enjoy the show. John Woodcock ACT ONE Overture .................................................................................... Orchestra Scene 1 A Railway Coach, Morning, July 4, 1912 Rock Island ............................... Charlie Cowell and Traveling Salesmen Scene 2 River City, Iowa, Town Center, immediately following Iowa Stubborn ............................................... Townspeople of River City (Ya Got) Trouble ....................................... Harold Hill and Townspeople Scene 3 A Street, immediately following Scene 4 The Paroo House, that evening Piano Lesson ...................................... Marian, Mrs Paroo, and Amaryllis Goodnight, My Someone ............................................................... Marian Scene 5 Madison Gymnasium, thirty minutes later Seventy-Six Trombones .......................................... Harold, Townspeople Sincere ... Quartet (Olin Britt, Oliver Hix, Ewart Dunlop, Jacey Squires) Scene 6 Outside Madison Library, immediately following The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl .......................................... Harold, Marcellus Pick-a-Little (Talk-a-Little) ......................... Eulalie, Maud, Ethel, Alma, ........................................................................... Mrs Squires, and Ladies Goodnight, Ladies......................................................................... Quartet Scene 7 Madison Library, immediately following Marian the Librarian ........................................... Harold, Boys and Girls Scene 8 A Street, the following Saturday afternoon Scene 9 The Shinn House, immediately following Scene 10 The Paroo Porch, that evening My White Knight ........................................................................... Marian Scene 11 Town Center, noon, the following Saturday The Wells Fargo Wagon .................................... Winthrop, Townspeople Intermission ACT TWO Scene 1 Madison Gymnasium, the following Tuesday evening It’s You ................................................................................... The Quartet Shipoopi ............................ Marcellus, Harold, Marian and Townspeople Pick-a-Little (Talk-a-Little) (reprise) ........................................................ .............................. Eulalie, Maud, Ethel, Alma, Mrs Squires and Ladies Scene 2 The Paroo Porch, the following Wednesday evening Lida Rose ...................................................................................... Quartet Will I Ever Tell You ...................................................................... Marian Scene 3 The Paroo Porch, immediately following Gary, Indiana ............................................ Winthrop, Mrs Paroo, Marian Lida Rose (reprise) ........................................................................ Quartet Scene 4 The Footbridge, fifteen minutes later Till There Was You .......................................................... Marian, Harold Scene 5 The Footbridge, immediately following Seventy-six Trombones/Goodnight, My Someone (reprise) ...................... ................................................................................... Harold and Marian Scene 6 Madison Gymnasium, a few minutes later Till There Was You (reprise) .......................................................... Harold Scene 7 Madison Gymnasium, immediately following Finale .............................................................................. Entire Company The Music Man Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com ☞ Videotaping of this show is prohibited. Keep on swinging, Mary, −Eric and Diane Cast (in order of appearance) TRAVELING SALESMEN Bob Minnichelli, Mark Pasano, Mike Riccio, Tim Wade, Travis Wheaton NEWSPAPER READERS Craig Harris, Ryan Raleigh, James Hall Conductor ........................................................................................... Tony McQuilkin Charlie Cowell ...................................................................................... Kevin Wheaton Harold Hill ................................................................................................... Jason Stout Mayor George Shinn ................................................................................... John Nolan Ewart Dunlop ....................................................................................... Bob Minnichelli Oliver Hix ......................................................................................... Dave Champagne Jacey Squires ....................................................................................... Nikolas Corzine Olin Britt ......................................................................................... Michael DeBartolo Marcellus Washburn .................................................................................. Matt Garber Tommy Djilas ......................................................................................... Jacob Helfgott Marian Paroo ............................................................................................. Karin Fraser Mrs Paroo ...................................................................................................... Lisa Stout Amaryllis .................................................................................................. Brenna Piller Winthrop Paroo .................................................................................... Benjamin Stout Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn ................................................................... Sherry Erickson Zaneeta Shinn ........................................................................................... Angela Asch Gracie Shinn ................................................................................................. Zoe Forest Alma Hix .................................................................................................. Sue Brennan Maude Dunlop .......................................................................................
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